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FCC Begins Proceeding to Broaden its National Security Protections Beyond Universal Service Disbursements; IoT, Cybersecurity in its Sights

Protecting the U.S. telecommunications networks from security threats has long been an area of strong agreement at the FCC. Following several actions by the Pai Commission to ban Huawei and ZTE equipment deemed to pose…

Join Kelley Drye at Telecom Council’s IoT Forum on Cybersecurity

On January 21, join Kelley Drye and Partner Steve Augustino at Telecom Council’s IoT Forum on Cybersecurity. Continuing on a series of virtual meetings, the IoT Forum will convene to look at innovation and startups…

President Signs IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020

On December 4, 2020, President Trump signed bipartisan legislation establishing minimum security requirements for Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices used by the federal government. The legislation, H.R. 1668, passed…

NY Department of Financial Services Announces First Enforcement Action Under Cybersecurity Regulation

On July 22, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced the first enforcement action under its new Cybersecurity Regulation, which requires that businesses registered or licensed by DFS comply with a…

President Formalizes Executive Agency Review of FCC Applications and Licenses; Quick Action on FCC License Revocation

For years, there have been critiques about the lack of procedures surrounding the review, by a group of Executive Branch agencies commonly referred to as “Team Telecom”, of applications before the Federal…